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C
C maple top
Models featuring
Les Paul CM 2015LPM 2015Les Paul Deluxe 2015
Maple tops are graded based on the patterns within the maple's grain. To match maple tops to each guitar Gibson USA uses the criteria of consistency of the figure, quality of the match, intensity of the figure, clarity, and wave. Tops range from the traditional C top, to the figuring of A, AA, AAA tops, to the extremely rare AAAA Top.

B
B maple top
Models featuring
Les Paul Studio 2015
Maple tops are graded based on the patterns within the maple's grain. To match maple tops to each guitar Gibson USA uses the criteria of consistency of the figure, quality of the match, intensity of the figure, clarity, and wave. Tops range from the traditional C top, to the figuring of A, AA, AAA tops, to the extremely rare AAAA Top.

B+
B+ maple top
Models featuring
Les Paul Less Plus 2015
Maple tops are graded based on the patterns within the maple's grain. To match maple tops to each guitar Gibson USA uses the criteria of consistency of the figure, quality of the match, intensity of the figure, clarity, and wave. Tops range from the traditional C top, to the figuring of A, AA, AAA tops, to the extremely rare AAAA Top.

BB
BB maple top
Models featuring
Les Paul Classic 2015
Maple tops are graded based on the patterns within the maple's grain. To match maple tops to each guitar Gibson USA uses the criteria of consistency of the figure, quality of the match, intensity of the figure, clarity, and wave. Tops range from the traditional C top, to the figuring of A, AA, AAA tops, to the extremely rare AAAA Top.

A
A maple top
Models featuring
Midtown Standard
Maple tops are graded based on the patterns within the maple's grain. To match maple tops to each guitar Gibson USA uses the criteria of consistency of the figure, quality of the match, intensity of the figure, clarity, and wave. Tops range from the traditional C top, to the figuring of A, AA, AAA tops, to the extremely rare AAAA Top.

A+
A+ maple top
Models featuring
Les Paul Traditional 2015
Maple tops are graded based on the patterns within the maple's grain. To match maple tops to each guitar Gibson USA uses the criteria of consistency of the figure, quality of the match, intensity of the figure, clarity, and wave. Tops range from the traditional C top, to the figuring of A, AA, AAA tops, to the extremely rare AAAA Top.

AA
AA maple top
Models featuring
Les Paul Standard 2015Les Paul Standard 2015 Tobacco Sunburst Candy
Maple tops are graded based on the patterns within the maple's grain. To match maple tops to each guitar Gibson USA uses the criteria of consistency of the figure, quality of the match, intensity of the figure, clarity, and wave. Tops range from the traditional C top, to the figuring of A, AA, AAA tops, to the extremely rare AAAA Top.

AAA
AAA maple top
Models featuring
Les Paul Standard Premium Quilt 2015
Maple tops are graded based on the patterns within the maple's grain. To match maple tops to each guitar Gibson USA uses the criteria of consistency of the figure, quality of the match, intensity of the figure, clarity, and wave. Tops range from the traditional C top, to the figuring of A, AA, AAA tops, to the extremely rare AAAA Top.

AAA+
AAA+ maple top
Maple tops are graded based on the patterns within the maple's grain. To match maple tops to each guitar Gibson USA uses the criteria of consistency of the figure, quality of the match, intensity of the figure, clarity, and wave. Tops range from the traditional C top, to the figuring of A, AA, AAA tops, to the extremely rare AAAA Top.

AAAA
AAAA maple top
Models featuring
Les Paul Supreme 2015
Maple tops are graded based on the patterns within the maple's grain. To match maple tops to each guitar Gibson USA uses the criteria of consistency of the figure, quality of the match, intensity of the figure, clarity, and wave. Tops range from the traditional C top, to the figuring of A, AA, AAA tops, to the extremely rare AAAA Top.